While you want to postpone jumping into the working world as long as you possibly can, sometime during your high school years you might want to earn some spending money. Likewise, if you are the parent of a high school kid, you may want them to take on a few hours of work each week to help them balance academics, time with friends, and other responsibilities. The closer kids get to graduating, the more expensive their lives become. They may want to attend school functions or dances, get a class ring, wear gear to represent their high school teams, or just participate in social activities on the weekend that cost money. If they are working a few hours each week, some of their earnings can go toward these costs. While it is unlikely for a high school kid to get a great job with benefits or a variety of perks, there are plenty of options for them that pay a decent wage and require work young adults are able to do. If your son or daughter is especially attractive, they may want to model or try their hand at acting. Modeling can help kids get a start in this field. Many models began working when they were in high school or younger.

If you lack the desire or the looks to do that kind of work, your options are still fairly open. Retail shops are always looking for additional help, even when the economy is not running that well. Stores want part-time help that is inexpensive, and the work does not require a great deal of training or talent. You need to be friendly, understand basic math, and be willing to work hard, and because of this, high school kids are ideal candidates for retail jobs.

Kids who are willing to put in hard physical labor, and who live in a climate with harsh winters can consider shoveling snow for houses in the neighborhood. Homeowners never want to have to shovel, but they are required to keep their walkways and porches free of snow and ice. Many of them are willing to pay area kids some money to take care of the work for them. This saves them time and backbreaking effort, stuff that kids are willing to sacrifice. In some cases, homeowners many not be physically capable of taking care of the snow removal, so they have no choice but to pay kids to do it.

Snow removal is not the only option for kids who want to help out around the neighborhood to make some extra money. Homeowners are constantly tending to issues like raking leaves, painting their exteriors, walking dogs and cleaning up behind them, harvesting their gardens, planting and watering flowers and general maintenance. All of these are things kids can help with. If you are a high school kid looking for a way to make some cash, check around to see who in your neighborhood has some landscaping work that needs to be done.

Finally, pets are a great opportunity for making money. Dogs must be walked everyday and not everyone has time. Pets also need care when their owners travel out-of-town.

Author Bio: Stewart Wrighter has a friend on the West Coast whose daughter works for several Seattle modeling agencies. He hired several Seattle models to be photographed for a famous women